Katelyn Baker
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - The city council in Pennsylvania's capital has reduced the penalties for possessing marijuana and smoking it in public.
In Harrisburg, possessing a small amount of pot will be a summary offense - similar to a traffic citation - carrying a $75 fine. Smoking pot will bring a $150 fine.
If a person commits a third offense within five years, they must be charged with misdemeanor possession - which is the charge mandated under state law.
Harrisburg police still have the option of charging a person with misdemeanor possession for a first offense, but the new law is meant to give police an option to enforce drug laws without leaving a person with an arrest record.
Pittsburgh previously passed a similar ordinance to lower penalties for marijuana possession.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Harrisburg City Council Votes To Limit Marijuana Penalties
Author: The Associated Press
Photo Credit: The Associated Press
Website: The Bradford Era
In Harrisburg, possessing a small amount of pot will be a summary offense - similar to a traffic citation - carrying a $75 fine. Smoking pot will bring a $150 fine.
If a person commits a third offense within five years, they must be charged with misdemeanor possession - which is the charge mandated under state law.
Harrisburg police still have the option of charging a person with misdemeanor possession for a first offense, but the new law is meant to give police an option to enforce drug laws without leaving a person with an arrest record.
Pittsburgh previously passed a similar ordinance to lower penalties for marijuana possession.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Harrisburg City Council Votes To Limit Marijuana Penalties
Author: The Associated Press
Photo Credit: The Associated Press
Website: The Bradford Era
